as in to deprive
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Recent Examples of disinherit
Those with substantial assets can use threats of disinheriting their kids to try to force them into doing their bidding.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Dear Abby: My husband was disinherited and nobody acknowledges the injustice
My older brothers are planning the event.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
But in a twist worthy of a telenovela, Rivera disinherited Chiquis just two months before her death.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Dear Abby: My husband was disinherited and nobody acknowledges the injustice
My older brothers are planning the event.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
But in a twist worthy of a telenovela, Rivera disinherited Chiquis just two months before her death.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
For speaking honestly in King Lear, Cordelia is disinherited and then executed by her lying sisters.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinherit
deprive
Verb
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This involves labeling people according to categories that deprive them of positive human qualities.—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a shutdown could furlough roughly 750,000 federal workers each day, depriving them of about $400 million in wages daily.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Disinherit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinherit. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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